October 2, 2002
Mom's Going to Move In

Well it's getting down to the wire. Mom's house closes escrow on Oct. 18th. and then she moves in with us. She doesn't understand that we only have a certain amount of space. She keeps asking us if we want this or that.  I tell her that we don't have any room. Then she asks the kids if they want it. I am trying to be nice BUT there comes a time when I have to tell her NO NO NO unless the kids move out they can NOT have any of your things because there is no ROOM. We go through this every two to three days. - Lord give me strength. We are going to add on to our house approx 400 sq feet for her apartment. Until it is done around the first of the year, she will be staying in Jim's room and Jim will bunk with Sam.

Boy is my mom in for a culture shock. She is quite the busy body when I'm at her house she is always looking out the window and she can tell you which car belongs to which house, who works nights, who is married, who is getting a divorce, etc, etc,etc,...  Well when she moves in with us she will just go crazy trying to keep up with the kids. Sam always has 2 or 3 friends over at night, Scarlett is never home and when she is, she always has 4 - 6 people with her. She will leave with one person and come home with someone else (if she comes home at all) Jim is still too young to do a lot but he also has friends over. Mom is going to have to write everything down. We also don't know who will be in the house when we get up. Sometimes we have wall to wall kids and not one of them is ours.

The front door is never locked. If you can get past the dogs the house is yours. I don't know if you know our dogs - BERT he is 1/2 rot 1/2 doberman a 120 lbs lap dog - ERNIE is a Mutt but he is very smart. 70 lb lap dog. Then there is WRANGLER a cocker spaniel He is the boss of the house. he is 50 lbs of flab. They all live in the house and sleep with Mike & me. They can be really scary when you come to the door. they act really viscous. If you are black wrangler will get you. If you are big & tall Bert will get you and if you are nervous watch out for Ernie. If you have been in the house before they will pretty much let you in but if we are not home and you try to get in - it's all over; Bert takes one leg, Ernie Takes the other and Wrangler gets what ever is hanging in between.

Mom Likes Bert. He put his paws on her shoulders and looks her in the eye. Oh well this ought to be interesting. We are not going to take her to Pismo this year - we will need to get away from each other. Well there is nothing much going on with the kids this time - oops I will mention Scarlett's phone bill $370.00 She is always on her cell. She has to work 2 weeks just to pay the bill.

Sam thinks he is going to Colorado Deer hunting  I don't think he is. He has no money.

Jim has this thing about shoes he needs running shoes, walking shoes, bike riding shoes, skate boarding shoes. MY GOD these shoes cost over $70.00 each.  Then there are pants if they are butt hungers (wranglers) he will not wear them, they have to be loose, The shirts have to be small so they hang on his body so everyone can see his muscles.... What muscles the kid is a scrawny 13 year old.  He is taking a shower everyday now without being asked - and washing his face with special soap and using stridex pads. He saw a movie the other day and he decided he didn't want to be in the NEVER TOUCH A BOOBY CLUB. I can only imagine what that is. He is doing his homework - I can't believe that, but I told him if he doesn't have any missing assignments I will buy him 2 more controllers for his Xbox. Whatever works.

Later
Denise